On the Origin of Candida auris: Ancestor, Environmental Stresses, and Antiseptics
Megha Sharma, Arunaloke Chakrabarti
Abstract
adapted to humans at locations and times coinciding with the divergence from the most recent common ancestor, emerging almost simultaneously as an opportunist pathogen due to antiseptic practices. Future research will support or refute this hypothesis.
Topics & Concepts
Candida aurisAncestorCladeMost recent common ancestorBiologyEvolutionary biologyGenealogyPhylogenetic treeGeneticsGeographyHistoryAntifungalMicrobiologyGeneArchaeologyAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityFungal Infections and StudiesPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases